blaeberry

[ bley-ber-ee, -buh-ree ]
/ ˈbleɪˌbɛr i, -bə ri /

noun, plural blae·ber·ries. Scot. and North England.

whortleberry.

Origin of blaeberry

1375–1425; late Middle English (north) blaberie. See blae, berry

Words nearby blaeberry

bladed, bladelet, blading, blady grass, blae, blaeberry, blaenau gwent, blaes, blaeu, blaff, blag

Example sentences from the Web for blaeberry

  • The Scotch name of this shrub is Blaeberry, the praises of which are often sung in Northern ballads.

    Plant Lore, Legends, and Lyrics |Richard Folkard

  • Gavin was standing on grass, but there were patches of heather within sight, and broom, and the leaf of the blaeberry.

    The Little Minister |J. M. Barrie

  • He was the one to find plovers' eggs, and to spot a blaeberry patch.

    The Squire of Sandal-Side |Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr

  • They drop in on her mother straining the blaeberry juice through a bag suspended between two chairs.

    When a Man's Single |J. M. Barrie

British Dictionary definitions for blaeberry

blaeberry
/ (ˈbleɪbərɪ) /

noun plural -ries

British another name for bilberry (def. 1), bilberry (def. 2)

Word Origin for blaeberry

C15: from blae + berry